Katlenburg-Lindau is a municipality in the Landkreis (district) of
NortheimNortheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim, Goslar, Osterode and Göttingen, and the state of Hesse .- History :...
, in
Lower SaxonyLower Saxony lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen Bundesländer of Germany...
,
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. It is situated approx. 10 km southeast of
NortheimNortheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with a population of 31,000 . It's located on the German Framework Road.-History:...
, and 20 km northeast of
GöttingenGöttingen is a college town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
. The unified municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau was formed on 1 March 1974 from the formerly independent communities of Katlenburg-Duhm, Gillersheim, Berka, Elvershausen, Wachenhausen, and Suterode and
LindauLindau variously referred to as Lindau am Harz, Lindau and K-L-Lindau is a village in the southern Niedersachsen section of the Eichsfeld, Germany. Lindau belongs to the Gemeinde of Katlenburg-Lindau and to the Landkreis of Northeim...
. These communities were in Landkreis Northeim, apart from Lindau which had belonged for a long time to the Landkreis
DuderstadtDuderstadt is a city in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Göttingen. It is the center and capital of the northern part of the Eichsfeld...
(itself formerly part of the
EichsfeldThe Eichsfeld is a historical region in the southeast of Lower Saxony and northwest of Thuringia in the south of the Harz mountains...
).
The
Max Planck Institute for Solar System ResearchThe Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research is a research institute located in Lindau , Germany 20 km north east of Göttingen. Its two research groups work in the exploration of the sun and heliosphere, and the exploration of planets and comets...
(Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung) of the
Max Planck SocietyThe Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften Eingetragener Verein is an independent non-profit association of German research institutes funded by the federal and state governments.The nearly 80 research institutes of the Max Planck Society conduct basic research in the interest...
is located in Lindau.
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Katlenburg-Lindau is a municipality in the Landkreis (district) of
NortheimNortheim is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Holzminden, Hildesheim, Goslar, Osterode and Göttingen, and the state of Hesse .- History :...
, in
Lower SaxonyLower Saxony lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the sixteen Bundesländer of Germany...
,
GermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium,...
. It is situated approx. 10 km southeast of
NortheimNortheim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with a population of 31,000 . It's located on the German Framework Road.-History:...
, and 20 km northeast of
GöttingenGöttingen is a college town in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is the capital of the district of Göttingen. The Leine river runs through the town. In 2006 the population was 129,686.-General information:...
. The unified municipality of Katlenburg-Lindau was formed on 1 March 1974 from the formerly independent communities of Katlenburg-Duhm, Gillersheim, Berka, Elvershausen, Wachenhausen, and Suterode and
LindauLindau variously referred to as Lindau am Harz, Lindau and K-L-Lindau is a village in the southern Niedersachsen section of the Eichsfeld, Germany. Lindau belongs to the Gemeinde of Katlenburg-Lindau and to the Landkreis of Northeim...
. These communities were in Landkreis Northeim, apart from Lindau which had belonged for a long time to the Landkreis
DuderstadtDuderstadt is a city in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district of Göttingen. It is the center and capital of the northern part of the Eichsfeld...
(itself formerly part of the
EichsfeldThe Eichsfeld is a historical region in the southeast of Lower Saxony and northwest of Thuringia in the south of the Harz mountains...
).
The
Max Planck Institute for Solar System ResearchThe Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research is a research institute located in Lindau , Germany 20 km north east of Göttingen. Its two research groups work in the exploration of the sun and heliosphere, and the exploration of planets and comets...
(Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung) of the
Max Planck SocietyThe Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften Eingetragener Verein is an independent non-profit association of German research institutes funded by the federal and state governments.The nearly 80 research institutes of the Max Planck Society conduct basic research in the interest...
is located in Lindau. This was known as "Max-Planck-Institut für Aeronomie" until June 2004.
Localities
- Berka
- Elvershausen
- Gillersheim
Gillersheim is a village with approximately 1400 inhabitants in southern Lower Saxony. Gillersheim belongs to the Gemeinde of Katlenburg-Lindau and to the Landkreis of Northeim. The village celebrated 900 years of existence in 2005 and is known for its numerous social activities. The...
- Katlenburg
- Lindau
Lindau variously referred to as Lindau am Harz, Lindau and K-L-Lindau is a village in the southern Niedersachsen section of the Eichsfeld, Germany. Lindau belongs to the Gemeinde of Katlenburg-Lindau and to the Landkreis of Northeim...
- Suterode
- Wachenhausen
"Gemeinderat" (council)
Schools in Katlenburg-Lindau
- Burgbergschule (Katlenburg)
- Haupt- und Realschule (Lindau)
Visitor attractions
- Katlenburg: the castle after which the township of Katlenburg is named
- Mushaus in Lindau
- Mordmühle: an old mill in Lindau
Churches
- Kreuzkirche (Lutheran Protestant, Lindau)
- St Peter und Paul (Catholic
The word Catholic is derived from the Greek adjective , meaning "universal". In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. For some, the term "Catholic Church" refers to the church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, made up of the Latin Rite and the 22...
, Lindau)
- Herz-Jesu (Catholic, Katlenburg)
Notable figures
- August Beuermann (14. December 1867 in Elvershausen; † 15. October 1930 in Hannover), German politician (DVP), MdR
MDR may refer to:* Marina del Rey, California* Metropolitan District Railway* Merchant Discount Rate, the percentage of the transaction amount that the credit card processing company charges for providing the merchant the authorization to accept credit cards...
, MdLMDL may mean:* MDL , a derivative of the LISP language* Memory Descriptor List, in computing, a map that allows virtual memory to be accessed by page...
(PreußenPreußen is the German word for Prussia. It also refers to:*Preußen , windjammer built in 1902*SMS Preußen , armored frigate*SMS Preußen , dreadnought*BFC Preussen, football club in Berlin...
)
- Wilfried Gleitze (8. September 1944 in Lindau), lawyer, first director of the Deutschen Rentenversicherung Westfalen, former vice-presedent of the Bundesversicherungsamtes
- Michael Krieter (* 21. August 1963 in Northeim), former handball player
- Franz Mueller-Darß (* 29. April 1890 in Lindau; † 18. Juni 1976 in Lenggries, Oberbayern), Forstmeister and Standartenführer of the Waffen-SS
- Rolf Herrmann, former Handball player
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